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Quiz about Video Arcade Games of the 80s

Video Arcade Games of the '80s Quiz

This quiz deals specifically with video arcade games from the 80s. All of the information on these games came from The Killer List of Video Games.

A multiple-choice quiz by bajagary. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bajagary

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
273,603

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
737

Last 3 plays: tuxedokitten86 (7/10), Guest 174 (7/10), Guest 172 (1/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This game stands out as being the first to be designed by a woman. What is the name of this game? Hint

Q-bert

Paperboy

Dig-Dug

Centipede

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the game where you battle tanks, missles and the occasional saucer by looking through a periscope and controlling two joysticks to maneuver and shoot? Hint

Battlezone

Missle Command

Moon Patrol

Gorf

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following phrases does Evil Otto from the video game "Berzerk" NOT say? Hint

Coin detected in pocket.

Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert!

Get the humanoid!

Humanoid destroyed.

4. This game can be played with either one or two players simultaneously. The object is to shoot as many Burwors,Garwors and Thorwors as you can. Plus the occasional Worluk and Wizard. What is the name of this game? Hint

Castlevania

Gauntlet

Wizard of Wor

Ghosts and Goblins

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which game was another laserdisc game created by Don Bluth, following hot on the heels of the hugely successful "Dragon's Lair"? Hint

Prehistoric Isle

Robo Army

Thayer's Quest

Space Ace

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the sequel to "Tron"? Hint

Tron:MCP Attack

Tron:Grid Bugs

Tron:Light Cycles

Discs of Tron

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the game "Robotron 2084", the object was to save the human family and destroy everything else. The programmers named the female Mommy and the male Daddy. What was the name of the child? Hint

Billy

Mikey

Bobby

Marky

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the game where you are a knight that rides on a flying ostrich and your goal is to bop your opponent on the head and then collect the egg that falls from his mount? Hint

Knights Of Valour

Joust

Lazarian

Star Castle

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which game contained the following phrases - "run coward!" and "beware, I live"? Hint

Stargate

Tempest

Sinistar

Defender

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Question 10 of 10

10. What popular rock group of the late '70s & early '80s had a video game created about them? Hint

Journey

Queen

Asia

Pink Floyd

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This game stands out as being the first to be designed by a woman. What is the name of this game?

Answer: Centipede

Dona Bailey designed this game in 1980. This game can easily be converted to play "Millipede", the follow up to "Centipede".

2. What is the name of the game where you battle tanks, missles and the occasional saucer by looking through a periscope and controlling two joysticks to maneuver and shoot?

Answer: Battlezone

The "1812 Overture" plays in the background when you achieve a high score. The myth goes that there was a military version of this game that simulated the Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

3. Which of the following phrases does Evil Otto from the video game "Berzerk" NOT say?

Answer: Humanoid destroyed.

This was one of the first "talking" games. As with many successful games of the era, a follow up game to "Berzerk" was created, "Frenzy" was basically the same as "Berzerk" but with a few more features.

Answer: Wizard of Wor

One of the bugs with this game was that if you turned the off and then on real quick, you could get almost an endless supply of players. This game was also one of the first to have the option of two players playing at the same time.

5. Which game was another laserdisc game created by Don Bluth, following hot on the heels of the hugely successful "Dragon's Lair"?

Answer: Space Ace

Don Bluth used to be an animator for Disney but left to form his own animation company in the early 1980s. Like "Dragon's Lair", the animation staff once again provided their own voices for their own characters, in order to keep the costs down. It included Don Bluth himself who did the voice of Commander Borf (synthesized).

The scantily-clad heroine Kimberly was named after one of the people of the animation staff whose name was Kimberly Coy.

6. What was the sequel to "Tron"?

Answer: Discs of Tron

The game that became "Discs Of Tron" was supposed to be included in "Tron", but the programming was not completed in time. This game also featured an enclosed cabinet where the player would enter and stand on a disc. When the player died, sounds and lights would flash all around the player.

7. In the game "Robotron 2084", the object was to save the human family and destroy everything else. The programmers named the female Mommy and the male Daddy. What was the name of the child?

Answer: Mikey

Mikey was inspired by the Life ceral commercial of the 1970s. The enemies in the game are called Robotrons and there are five different kinds of them: Grunts, Brains, Enforcers, Tanks and Hulks. There are also three different kinds of human family members who must be rescued including women in pink dresses, men in blue suits and boys in red shirts.

8. What is the name of the game where you are a knight that rides on a flying ostrich and your goal is to bop your opponent on the head and then collect the egg that falls from his mount?

Answer: Joust

The enemy knights are known as Bounders (red), hunters (silver) and Shadow Lords (blue). This game can easily be converted to play "Robotron" as well.

9. Which game contained the following phrases - "run coward!" and "beware, I live"?

Answer: Sinistar

The code name for this game was "Opie-Star." Why? The joke inside Williams was that it sounded like "Sinistar" was saying "Ron Howard" (Opie Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show" or Richie Cunningham on "Happy Days") instead of "Run Coward!"

10. What popular rock group of the late '70s & early '80s had a video game created about them?

Answer: Journey

The band members were big video game fans. I believe they also had a pinball machine created for them as well. Some of Journey's songs were featured in the game, including: "Chain Reaction", "Don't Stop Believin'", "Lights", "Still They Ride", "Stone In Love" and "Wheel In The Sky".

Source: Author bajagary

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